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🌍 Oichalia (Euboia)

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  • Information
    city in Euboia
    Pleiades
    https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/540971
    In
    🌍 Euboia (island)
    Identified with
    🌍 Oichalia (unlocatable) unlocatable city ruled by Eurytos and destroyed by Heracles, identified variously
    Place of death of
    👤 Toxeus (s. of Eurytos)👤 Clytios (s. of Eurytos)👤 Molion (s. of Eurytos)
    Ruled by
    👤 Eurytos (f. of Iphitos) king of Oichalia, first owner of Odysseus' Bow
    Conquered by
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Destroyed by
    👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero
    Related entities
    🌍 Oichalia (unlocatable) unlocatable city ruled by Eurytos and destroyed by Heracles, identified variously👤 Deianeira (w. of Heracles) daughter of Althaia and Dionysos or Oineus, wife of Heracles👤 Heracles greatest Greek hero🌍 Trachis (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 Cenaion (Euboia) city in Euboia🌍 Iton (Thessaly) city in Thessaly🌍 Pelasgiotis (Thessaly) region in Thessaly👤 Eurytos (f. of Iphitos) king of Oichalia, first owner of Odysseus' Bow👤 Iole daughter of Eurytos🌍 Arcadia region in the Peloponnese👤 Clytios (s. of Eurytos)👤 Toxeus (s. of Eurytos)👤 Molion (s. of Eurytos)👤 Dryope daughter of Dryops or Eurytos
    Mentioned by
    📖 Pausanias 4.2.2-4.2.3📖 Diodoros, Library 4.37.3-4.37.5📖 D-Scholia, Iliad 5.392📖 Strabo 10.1.10📖 Strabo 9.5.17📖 Ovid, Metamorphoses 9.324-9.393
    Mentioned in text
    PausaniasDiodoros, LibraryD-Scholia, IliadStraboOvid, Metamorphoses
    Reported to be mentioned in text
    Creophylos, Capture of OichaliaHecataios of Miletos
    Mentioned in citation of
    📖 Creophylos, Capture of Oichalia fr. 2 West📖 Hecataios of Miletos fr. 28 Fowler
    Relevant to local traditions reported from
    🌍 Euboia (island) island near the Greek mainland
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